Biography and education
Postdoctoral Researcher, Chemistry, Boston College (Prof. Dunwei Wang), 2020–2025
Ph.D., Chemistry, Brown University (Prof. Ou Chen), 2015–2020
Ph.D., Chemistry, Brown University (Prof. Ou Chen), 2015–2020
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Yuan, Yucheng (Principal). Plastic Upcycling through Post-Polymerization Functionalization, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $12000. (Submitted: October 2025, Funded: January 1, 2026 - May 31, 2027). Grant.
- Yuan, Yucheng. William R. Potter Chemistry Graduate Student Conference Travel Grants, Brown University, Institutional (Higher Ed). (Funded: 2019). Grant.
- Yuan, Yucheng. Conference Travel Grant, Brown University, Institutional (Higher Ed). (Submitted: 2019). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Yuan, Y., He, J., Ganguly, T., Zhang, Y., Rondon, B., Liu, J., … Wang, D. (2026). Compatibilization of Polyolefin Blends through Acid–Base Interactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c20451
- Yuan, Y., Zhang, Y., Menzel, J. P., Santoro, J., Dolack, M., Wang, H., … Wang, D. (2024). High-Conversion Propane Dehydrogenation by Photocatalysis under Ambient Conditions. ACS Catalysis, 14(23), 17445–17452. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c06192
- Yuan, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, H., Fei, M., Zhang, H., Santoro, J., & Wang, D. (2023). Methane Carboxylation Using Electrochemically Activated Carbon Dioxide. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62(27). https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202305568
- Yuan, Y., Jin, N., Saghy, P., Dube, L., Zhu, H., & Chen, O. (2021). Quantum Dot Photocatalysts for Organic Transformations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 12(30), 7180–7193. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01717
- Yuan, Y., Zhu, H., Hills‐Kimball, K., Cai, T., Shi, W., Wei, Z., … Chen, O. (2020). Stereoselective C−C Oxidative Coupling Reactions Photocatalyzed by Zwitterionic Ligand Capped CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59(50), 22563–22569. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202007520
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Knowledge Dissemination Program Award, Boston College. 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Knowledge Dissemination Program Award, Boston College. 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Sigma Xi Award for Excellence in Graduate Research, Sigma Xi. 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: National Scholarship, Ministry of Education, China. 2014 - 2015
Featured service activities
- Editorial Review Board Member
Semiconductor Materials and Devices
- Graduate Advisor
Student Advisor to the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Student Chapter at Texas State University
- Member
Chemistry Curriculum Committee
- Reviewer / Referee
ACS Catalysis
- Reviewer / Referee
Matter
- Reviewer / Referee
ACS Omega